How to learn to understand prayers? Translation of the words of prayers from the prayer book for the laity from Church Slavonic, clarification of the meaning of prayers and petitions. Interpretations and quotes of the Holy Fathers. Icons.

Morning prayers

Beginning of morning prayers

Rising from sleep, first of all other things, stand reverently, presenting yourself before the All-Seeing God, and, having made the sign of the cross, say:

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Amen- truly, truly, so be it (Hebrew).

With the first words of our morning prayer we invoke the Triune God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - and we dedicate all our prayers to Him, His name.

“We must learn to behave in the presence of the invisible Lord as we would in the presence of the Lord who has become visible to us...”

Sign of the Cross- sign of the Cross. A sign is a symbol, an image, but also a military banner and a miracle (remember the frequent Holy Scripture expression "miracles and signs"). The sign of the cross is our testimony of the crucifixion of Christ; it was used in all circumstances of life by the first Christians. This sacred and terrible sign is filled with great power, and it should be used clearly, carefully, without the slightest carelessness. Three first fingers right hand(large, index and middle) are put together as a sign of our faith in the One and Indivisible Holy Trinity. Ring finger and the little finger is bent to the palm, which signifies the two natures of the Lord Jesus Christ (that he is the true God and true man). Now with three folded fingers with the words In the Name of the Father... we touch the forehead, as a sign of sanctification of the mind, then, with the words... and the Son... - to the bottom of the chest (and even just below the chest, to the navel area, so that the cross inscribed on the body is proportional , not upside down), as a sign of the sanctification of the heart, then with the words ... and the Holy Spirit! - to the right and left shoulders, as a sign of the sanctification of the works of our hands and all bodily strength. Finally, lowering our hand and bowing, we say: Amen (When the sign of the cross accompanies another prayer, these words, of course, are not pronounced).

You should apply the sign of the cross on yourself in such a way that you feel the touch of your own hand (and not cross the air), and bow only after touching the right and left shoulders (without “breaking the cross” before it is drawn).

Then wait a little until all your feelings come to silence and your thoughts leave everything earthly, and then say the following prayers without haste and with heartfelt attention.

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“Never pronounce prayers in a hurry, but not in a hurry, with thoughts and feelings that are expressed in the prayers being read. The correctness of our prayer is disrupted by thoughts. Try to correct this. The first step to this is, when starting prayer, to arouse in yourself the fear of God and reverence; then become attention in the heart and from there cry out to the Lord."

Saint Theophan the Recluse

From letters to spiritual children.

Publican's Prayer

God, be merciful to me, a sinner(Bow).

Publican- tax collector; in the 1st century the word was almost equivalent to "sinner."

Wake me- come to me.

As an example of true prayer, these words were given in His parable by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself:

“He also spoke to some who were confident in themselves that they were righteous, and destroyed others, the following parable: Two men entered the temple to pray: one was a Pharisee, and the other was a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: God! Thank you You, that I am not like other people, robbers, offenders, adulterers, or like this publican: I fast twice a week, I give a tenth of everything I acquire. The publican, standing in the distance, did not even dare to raise his eyes to heaven. But striking himself on the chest, he said: God, be merciful to me, a sinner! I tell you that this one went to his house justified more than the other: for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted (Luke 18). :9-14).

If we have good deeds, they are our debt to God, and not merit; and our sins are incomparably greater than our good deeds, and only God’s mercy can cover our unworthiness: God, be merciful to me, a sinner. According to Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov, “even if someone stood at the very height of virtues, if he does not pray as a sinner, his prayer is rejected by God.” In prayer you need to have a repentant and humble heart, asking and crying.

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“What is the most important way for grace to be retained in the soul? By humility. What is it most rejected for? From any movement of pride, conceit and self-reliance. As soon as it senses this bad smell of pride inside, it immediately moves away.”

Saint Theophan the Recluse.

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Initial prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.

For prayers- by prayers.

Thy Most Pure Mother- Your Most Pure Mother (genitive case).

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"...How! God has the power to forgive sins through the prayers of His Most Pure Mother and the saints, and not himself independently? - And without the prayers of others he has the power - of course, One has the power; but in order to highly honor the virtues of the saints, especially His Most Pure Mother, who are His friends, who to the last of their strength pleased Him in earthly life, - He accepts their prayerful intercession for us, the unworthy, for us, who often must stop their lips due to their great and frequent falls into sin... Through the prayer of His Most Pure Mother, He has mercy on us, who themselves, for great and frequent sins and iniquities, and would be unworthy of His mercy.”

Saint righteous John Kronstadt

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Glory to You, Our God glory to You.

This prayer is called a small class: we briefly glorify God, give Him praise.

With deep feeling, with all the soul, this doxology can be pronounced in all circumstances of life, in joy and sorrow. The truly Christian feeling of life, to which we must approach as best we can, is in the last words of St. John Chrysostom, who died in persecution, in severe exile: Glory to God for everything!

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and life to the Giver, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Blessed One, our souls.

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth... Giver of life(vocal case) - O King of Heaven, Comforter, spirit of truth... Giver of life! Same everywhere- You, Omnipresent (everywhere): others like it- which; syy- existing, existing, located, abiding; and do everything- and filling everything with Himself, and also - replenishing and improving everything; perform- (participle from the verb fulfill) - fill, complete, complete; Treasure of the Good- treasury, source of all good things (all good things); to us- in us; Better(also vocative case) - Save, O Good One, our souls!

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This is a prayer to the Holy Spirit as the Person of the Holy Trinity.

To the Heavenly King: The Holy Spirit, as God, reigns over the entire universe, so that everything is in His power and authority.

Jesus Christ called Him the Comforter and Spirit of truth in a secret conversation with his disciples at the Last Supper:

But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything that I have said to you (John 14:26).

But when the Teacher comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me (John 15:26).

When He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth... He will glorify Me, because He will take of Mine and declare it to you (John 16:13-14).

The Holy Spirit, having descended on the apostles after the Ascension of the Lord, comforted them in their separation from the Lord, and they rejoiced that He dwelt in them and began to guide them into all truth. In the same way, the Holy Spirit can comfort us in sorrow and misfortune and give us every good and knowledge of the truth.

Life to the Giver... These words of prayer correspond with the words of the 8th member of the Creed: And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giving... In the "Long Christian Catechism" of St. Philaret it is explained: "This should be understood to mean that He, together with God the Father and the Son, gives life to all created things, and especially spiritual life to men."

We turn to the Holy Spirit at the beginning of our prayers, since the gift of true prayer is also a gift of the Holy Spirit.

Whoever thinks that he is praying in a real way without the Holy Spirit, while glorifying God with hymns, is also blaspheming Him, since he is unclean and has not yet made friends with God.”

Reverend Simeon New Theologian

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“The Holy Spirit teaches true prayer. No one, until he receives the Holy Spirit, can pray such a prayer that is truly pleasing to God. Because if someone, without having the Holy Spirit in him, begins to pray, then his soul is scattered in different directions, from one thing to another, and he cannot keep his thoughts on one thing, and moreover, he does not properly know himself, nor his needs, nor how to ask and what to ask from God, and he does not know who such a God. But the person in whom the Holy Spirit dwells knows God and sees that He is his Father; he knows how to approach Him and how to ask, and what to ask from Him, his thoughts are harmonious, pure and directed. to one subject - God; and with his prayer he can definitely do everything."

Saint Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow

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Note. From Easter to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the troparion of Easter is read:

Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs(Three times).

From Ascension to Trinity, we begin the prayers of the cell rule (morning and for the coming sleep) with the Holy God, omitting all the previous ones.

This remark also applies to future bedtime prayers.

The prayer to the Holy Spirit is not read from Easter to Trinity - during the period when, after the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ, we symbolically await the Descent of the Holy Spirit. For the first time after the break, this prayer will be heard at the all-night vigil of the feast of Pentecost, or Trinity.

King, Comforter, Soul, Giver, Better- all these are forms of the vocative case, which is always used when addressing. When we say: Lord, God, Jesus Christ, Our Father, this is also the vocative case.

Treasure of the Good: good ones - he will give birth. Plural case numbers avg. Rhoda. In the Church Slavonic language, in the generalized meaning of a noun, neuter adjectives are often used, not only singular, as in modern Russian, but also plural: good - good, or all good things, rich - wealth, Holy of holies- literally: The holy of the holy; good and useful to our souls...we ask the Lord (from the litany of petition) - we ask the Lord for what is good and useful (or: good and beneficial) for our souls; You have revealed to me the unknown and secret wisdom of Yours(Ps. 50:8) - the unknown (hidden) and secret (that is, the hidden secret) You showed me Your wisdom.

Trisagion

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us(Read three times, with the sign of the cross and a bow from the waist).

Saint- saint.

This is a prayer to the Three Persons of the Holy Trinity.

Under the words Holy God of course God the Father; under the words Holy Mighty- God the Son (He is the Mighty, or All-Powerful, since by His resurrection he destroyed hell and defeated the Devil; the coming Lord Jesus Christ is called the Mighty God by the prophet Isaiah - chapter 9, verse 6: For to us a child is born - to us a son is given; Dominion is upon us Him, and His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace); under the words: Holy Immortal- God the Holy Spirit (He, like God, is eternal, and He is the Life-giving Spirit: He gives life to everyone, and especially spiritual, virtuous life and immortality to people). Since all Three Persons constitute the One and Undivided God, the conclusion of the prayer contains a singular verb - have mercy on us - refers to the same Being of God.

The story of this prayer is wonderful. In the 5th century in Constantinople there was terrible earthquake. All the people cried and prayed to God. During a national prayer service, one boy was lifted high into the air by an invisible force, and then lowered to the ground unharmed. The boy could not answer where he was and what he saw; he only heard the harmonious and touching singing: “Holy God! Holy Mighty! Holy Immortal!” The people realized that this was the singing of Angels, and everyone began to sing the same words, adding: “Have mercy on us!” - and the earthquake stopped. God had mercy on His people. Since then, this song began to be used by Christians. It is sung and read in the Church at every church service. It is also called the Angelic Song to the Most Holy Trinity.

Song of the Angels "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God!" The prophet Isaiah also conveyed to us: Seraphim stood around Him; each of them had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And they called to each other and said: Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts! The whole earth is full of His glory! (Isa.6:2-3). This vision is repeated in the Revelation (Apocalypse) of St. John the Theologian: ... in the middle of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind ... And each of the four living creatures had six wings around, and inside they were full of eyes; and they have no rest day or night, crying out: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is to come (Rev. 4:6-8). This Angelic song, in which God is called the Holy One three times, was one of the first messages about the great mystery of the Trinity of the Divinity.

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“The Holy Seraphim, through the triple Holy, announce to us the Three Persons of the all-essential Divinity. And through one dominion, they announce both the one essence and the one Kingdom of the God-originating Trinity.”

Definition of the Deity God, the Mighty, the Immortal, according to the observation of St. John of Damascus, also stand nearby in Ps.41: verse 3: My soul thirsts for the Mighty, living God. And finally, the Trisagion is concluded with the nationwide cry of the Church, its most frequent prayer: have mercy on us!

“We understand the words Holy God about the Father, not only separating the name of the Divinity from Him alone, but knowing Him as God, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. And we understand the words Holy Mighty about the Son, without depriving the Father and the Holy Spirit of strength. And the words Holy Immortal we refer to the Holy Spirit, not placing the Father and the Son outside of immortality, but regarding each of the Hypostases, accepting all the Divine names simply and independently and truly, imitating the divine Apostle, who says: We have one God the Father, from whom are all things, and we are for Him, and there is one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him (1 Cor. 8:6), and one Holy Spirit, in whom are all things, and we in him.”

Venerable John of Damascus

"An accurate statement Orthodox faith"

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Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prisno- Always; forever and ever - forever.

This is a short or small doxology. It means that the same glory and worship belongs to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and not only now, but always, as the One, Eternal God, in all ages, in all generations, constantly and unchangeably.

“God is One in Three Persons. We do not comprehend this inner mystery of the Divine, but we believe in it according to the immutable testimony of the word of God: No one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God (1 Cor. 2:11).”

Saint Philaret.

"Long Christian Catechism"

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In prayer books and liturgical books, this prayer, since it is often used, is often abbreviated: Glory, and now: (or Glory: And now:). In such cases, one should read in full: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity

Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.

Lord, cleanse our sins- appeal to God the Father; Master, forgive our iniquities- Appeal to God the Son; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities- appeal to God the Holy Spirit; for your name's sake- for the glory of Your name.

First words of prayer: Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us- refer to all Three Persons of the Holy Trinity, to the One Being of God; then, to strengthen the prayer, a petition is raised to each Person separately: Lord... Master... Holy... Conclusion of the prayer: ...for Thy name's sake- again refers to all Persons in order to confirm our faith in One God, Trinity in Persons: One Being of God, but in Three inseparable Persons.

The Being of God is incomprehensible to us. If the Angels do not comprehend the Trinity Being of God, but reverently worship and confess Him, then who are we to dare to test how this is One God in Three Persons? We cannot understand this with our minds; we can only accept with reverent faith what is incomprehensible and know what is open and known. It is revealed and known to us from the Word of God itself that there has been from time immemorial the One, Eternal God, that He is the Spirit, the All-Good, the All-Knowing, the All-Righteous, the Almighty, the Omnipresent, the Unchangeable, the All-Satisfied, the All-Blessed; that He is One in Essence, but Trinity in Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the Trinity Consubstantial and Indivisible. For three bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one (1 John 5:7).

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“Just as man, divided into many things, is one by nature, so the Holy Trinity, although divided by names and hypostases, is one by nature. You cannot comprehend the nature of God, even if you soar to Him on wings. God is incomprehensible, like our Creator … Do not test the Trinity, but believe only and worship, for whoever tests does not believe.”

Venerable Neil of Sinai

(Philokalia vol. 2)

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Lord have mercy(Three times).

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“What is the meaning of the verb have mercy or be merciful in all these prayers? This is the consciousness of a person’s destruction, this is the feeling of that mercy, of that self-pity that the Lord commanded us to feel for ourselves and which is felt by very few; this is the rejection of one’s own dignity “This is a request for God’s mercy, without which there is no hope of salvation for the lost.”

Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov

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"Whoever said: have mercy, made a confession and acknowledged his sins, because it is common for those who have sinned to desire mercy. Whoever said: have mercy on me received remission of sins, because the one who has mercy is not punished. Whoever said: have mercy on me received the Kingdom of Heaven, because that God, whoever has mercy, not only frees him from punishment, but also honors him with future benefits.”

Saint John Chrysostom

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Glory, and now:

Let us remind you once again that in all cases of such writings one should read in full: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in Heaven, be hallowed your name yes he will come Your kingdom; Thy will be done as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Father- Father (appeal is a form of the vocative case). Who art thou in heaven- existing (living) in Heaven, that is, Heavenly (like - which). Yesi- form of the verb being in the 2nd person singular. Numbers of the present tense: in modern language we say you are, and in Church Slavonic - you are. Literal translation of the beginning of the prayer: O our Father, He who is in Heaven! Any literal translation is not entirely accurate; words: Father Dry in Heaven, Heavenly Father- more closely convey the meaning of the first words of the Lord's Prayer. Hallowed be it- let it be holy and glorified. Like in heaven and on earth- both in heaven and on earth (as in). Urgent- necessary for existence, for life. Give it a try- give. Today- Today. Like- How. From the evil one- from evil (the words crafty, wickedness are derivatives of the words “bow”: something indirect, curved, crooked, like a bow. There is also Russian word"falsehood").

This prayer is called the Lord’s Prayer because our Lord Jesus Christ Himself gave it to His disciples and all people:

“It happened that when He was praying in one place and stopped, one of His disciples said to Him: Lord! Teach us to pray!

He told them: “When you pray, say: Our Father who art in heaven!” Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give us our daily bread; and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive every debtor to us; And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil" (Luke 11:1-4).

Pray like this:

"Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done both on earth and in heaven; give us our daily bread this day; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever” (Matthew 6:9-13).

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Reading daily Lord's prayer, let us learn what the Lord requires of us: it indicates both our needs and main responsibilities.

Our Father... In these words we still do not ask for anything, we only cry out, turn to God and call him father.

“Saying this, we confess God, the Ruler of the universe, as our Father - and thereby we also confess that we have been removed from the state of slavery and appropriated to God as His adopted children.”

...Who art thou in Heaven... With these words we express our readiness to turn away in every possible way from attachment to earthly life as wandering and far separating us from our Father and, on the contrary, with the greatest desire to strive for the region in which our Father dwells...

Having achieved so high degree sons of God, we must burn with such filial love for God that we no longer seek our own benefits, but with all desire desire the glory of Him, our Father, saying to Him: hallowed be Thy name, by which we testify that all our desire and all joy is glory Our Father, may the glorious name of our Father be glorified, reverently honored and worshiped.”

May Your Kingdom come - that Kingdom “by which Christ reigns in the saints, when, after taking away power over us from the Devil and driving out passions from our hearts, God begins to reign in us through the fragrance of virtues - or that which at a predetermined time is promised to all perfect, to all the children of God, when Christ says to them: Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world (Matthew 25:34).”

The words “Thy will be done” turn us to the Lord’s prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane: Father! Oh, that You would deign to carry this cup past Me! however, not My will, but Yours be done (Luke 22:42).

Give us this day our daily bread. We ask for the granting of bread necessary for our subsistence, and not only large quantities, but only for this day... So, let us learn to ask for the most necessary things for our life, but we will not ask for everything leading to abundance and luxury, because we do not know whether it is useful to us. Let us learn to ask for bread and everything necessary only for this day, so as not to become lazy in prayer and obedience to God. If we are alive the next day, we will ask for the same thing again, and so on all the days of our earthly life.

However, we must not forget the words of Christ that man will not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God (Matthew 4:4). It is even more important to remember the other words of the Savior: I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; And the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world (John 6:51). Thus, Christ means not only something material, necessary for a person for earthly life, but also eternal, necessary for life in the Kingdom of God: Himself, offered in Communion.

Some holy fathers interpreted Greek expression as “super-essential bread” and attributed it only (or primarily) to the spiritual side of life; however, the Lord's Prayer embraces both earthly and heavenly meanings.

And forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors. The Lord Himself concluded this prayer with an explanation: For if you forgive people their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive people their trespasses, then your Father will not forgive you your trespasses (Matthew 6:14-15 ).

“The merciful Lord promises us forgiveness of our sins if we ourselves show an example of forgiveness to our brothers: forgive us, as we forgive. Obviously, in this prayer only one who has forgiven his debtors can boldly ask for forgiveness. Who from all will not let go of his heart to his brother who sins against him, with this prayer he will ask for himself not mercy, but condemnation: for if this prayer of his is heard, then in accordance with his example, what else should follow, if not inexorable wrath and inevitable punishment without mercy? who showed no mercy (James 2:13)."

Here sins are called debts, because by faith and obedience to God we must fulfill His commandments, do good, and shun evil; is that what we do? By not doing the good we should do, we become debtors to God.

This expression of the Lord's Prayer is best explained by Christ's parable about the man who owed the king ten thousand talents (Matthew 18:23-35).

And do not lead us into temptation. Bringing to mind the words of the apostle: Blessed is the man who endures temptation, because, having been tried, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love Him (James 1:12), we should understand these words of prayer not like this: “do not let us ever be tempted,” but this way: “do not allow us to be overcome by temptation.”

When tempted, no one should say: God is tempting me; because God is not tempted by evil and does not tempt anyone Himself, but everyone is tempted by being carried away and deceived by his own lust; lust, having conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin that is committed gives birth to death (James 1:13-15).

But deliver us from the evil one - that is, do not allow us to be tempted by the devil beyond our strength, but when tempted, give us relief, so that we can endure it" (1 Cor. 10:13).

Venerable John Cassian the Roman

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The Greek text of the prayer, like Church Slavonic and Russian, allows us to understand the expression from the evil one both personally (the evil one is the father of lies - the devil) and impersonally (the evil one is all unrighteous, evil; evil). Patristic interpretations offer both understandings. Since evil comes from the devil, then, of course, the petition for deliverance from evil also contains a petition for deliverance from its culprit.

Troparia Trinity

Rising from sleep, we fall down to Thee, the Good One, and cry out the angelic song to Thee, the Stronger: Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, O God, have mercy on us through the Mother of God.

Glory: From bed and sleep you have raised me up, O Lord, enlighten my mind and heart, and open my lips, to Pete You, Holy Trinity: Holy, Holy, Holy are you, O God, have mercy on us through the Mother of God.

And now: Suddenly the Judge will come, and every deed will be revealed, but with fear we call at midnight: Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, O God, have mercy on us by the Mother of God.

Lord have mercy(12 times)

Troparion- a short song in which the deeds of God or His saints are glorified. Trinity - related to the Most Holy Trinity, addressed to Her, dedicated to Her.

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God, cleanse me, a sinner, for I have never done anything good before You, but deliver me from the evil one, and Your will be done in me, that I may open my unworthy lips without condemnation and praise Your holy name, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and ever. Amen.

Yako - here: since. Nikolizhe - never. Created - I created (made).

God, cleanse me, a sinner, for I have done no good before You... “Those who are well-skilled before God recognize themselves as very small and extremely unskillful, and for them it has become a natural and indispensable thing to consider themselves low or even nothing... The rich before God seem poor to themselves.” .

And I will praise Your holy name, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. The end of this prayer (like many others) brings into perspective human life participation in Divine eternity: now, always and forever and ever, may man praise the Triune God! This “formula” already contains the promise of our stay in eternity, where, like the Angels, we will praise God, and a reminder that this eternity lies ahead of us.

Sotvorich is the 1st person singular past tense form of the verb sotvoriti. In Church Slavonic there are four types of past tense verbs; this form belongs to the most common of these tenses - the aorist. For those who do not specifically study the grammar of the Church Slavonic language, it is enough to pay attention to the fact that in all past tenses the verbs also change according to persons (in Russian - and I, and you, and he - created; in Church Slavonic: I created, you created , he create).

Prayer 2 of the same saint

Having risen from sleep, I offer the midnight hymn to Ti, Savior, and cry out to Ti: do not let me fall asleep in a sinful death, but have mercy on me, crucified by will, and raise me up as I lie in laziness, and save me in standing and in prayer, and in my nightly sleep. Rise upon me a sinless day, O Christ God, and save me.

Don't give it to me - don't give it to me. Have mercy on me - literally: have mercy on me. Crucified by will - voluntarily crucified.

Let us cite another saying of St. Macarius the Great:

“Penetrate into the mental essence of the soul, and delve not lightly. The immortal soul is a certain precious vessel. Look how great heaven and earth are, and God did not bless about them, but only about you. Look at your nobility and dignity, because not the Angels sent, but the Lord Himself came as an intercessor for you, to call upon the lost, revealed one, to return to you the original image of pure Adam. God Himself came to intercede for you and deliver you from death. Stand firm and imagine what kind of providence is for you.”

Prayer 3, of the same saint

To You, Lord, Lover of Mankind, having risen from sleep, I come running, and I strive for Your works with Your mercy, and I pray to You: help me at all times, in every thing, and deliver me from all worldly evil things and devilish haste, and save me, and bring us into Your eternal Kingdom. You are my Creator and the Provider and Giver of every good thing; all my hope is in You, and I send up glory to You, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

I come running - I come, looking for help, asking for help. I strive for Your mercy - that is, according to Your mercy. Devilish haste - assistance of the devil, devilish temptation (haste - help in achieving something). Pomyslennik - Thinker. All my hope is in You - all my hope is in You.

To You, Lord, Lover of Mankind... I resort... Although in modern language the verb to resort, to resort (to resort to decisive measures) has been preserved, like the related word refuge, the meaning of the word, its internal form usually eludes our consciousness. Children's perception of the word resort as running is completely correct. Just as a child, out of fear, always resorts to his mother’s womb, and to the protection of his mother’s hands, so in prayer we resort to the protection of the Lord, His Mother, His saints. Let us recall the image of a medieval city - a space enclosed by stone walls. The city fence very soon began to not accommodate the inhabitants, who were forced to settle outside, behind the walls (suburban residents). But when the enemy’s troops were approaching, the country residents fled (often burning their houses) to the city-city - a refuge, a refuge, to which they looked with great hope. This image leads us to God and the Most Holy Theotokos: They are our refuge from any enemy invasion. The famous image of the Mother of God “The Unbreakable Wall” (in the Church of St. Sophia of Kyiv) embodies precisely this symbol.

...And deliver me from all worldly evil things and the devil’s haste, and save me, and bring me into Your eternal Kingdom. Let us supplement this line from the prayer of St. Macarius the Great with the words of his teachings. “The soul, truly striving for the Lord, fully and completely extends its love to Him and, as much as it has strength, becomes attached to Him alone by its will, and in this it acquires the help of grace, denies itself and does not follow the desires of its mind, because for the reason the evil that is inseparable from us and deceives us, he walks craftily. Thus, as soon as the soul has loved the Lord, he is snatched from the net by his own faith and great diligence, and together with help from above, he is awarded the Eternal Kingdom and, having truly loved it, of his own will and will. with the help of the Lord, he will no longer lose eternal life."

“I tell you that every person desires and longs for all this: fornicators, tax collectors, and unjust people would like to receive the Kingdom so easily, without labor and deeds. That is why temptations, many trials, sorrows, struggles and shedding sweat, so that those who really loved the one Lord with all their will and with all their strength, even to death, and with such love for Him, no longer had anything else desired for themselves, would become visible. Therefore, in truth, they enter the Kingdom of Heaven, having renounced. themselves, according to the Lord’s word, and having loved the only Lord more than their own breath, which is why they will be rewarded with high heavenly gifts for their high love.”

For you are... the Thinker and Giver of all good... The Lord is called here the Thinker: the One who creates and directs everything in the world with His thought that anticipates and determines all things. Let us remember the words of the Bible: What You thought, that was done: what You determined, that was also manifested and said: Here I am (Judith 9: 5-6). More often we use the noun providence (sometimes in the Slavic text - industry) - “the unceasing action of the omnipotence, wisdom and goodness of God, by which God preserves the existence and strength of creatures, directs them to good goals, helps every good, and suppresses the evil that arises through removal from good or corrects and turns to good consequences" ("Long Christian Catechism" by St. Philaret of Moscow). IN secular dictionaries in modern Russian language we can find a word of the same meaning and extremely similar form - providence; Wed Church Slavonic: looking (another word of the same meaning).

Prayer 4, of the same saint

Lord, Who through Your many goodness and Your great bounty has given me, Your servant, the passing time of this night without misfortune to pass away from all evil that is contrary to me; You Yourself, Master, the Creator of all things, grant me with Your true light and an enlightened heart to do Your will, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Misfortune is trouble; temptation. She is repugnant from all evil - having been preserved from all evil. All Creators - Creator of all things (vocative case). The expressions all, all creation are used in the language of the Church to designate the entire world created by God - earthly and heavenly, visible and invisible.

Prayer 5, St. Basil the Great

Lord Almighty, God of Powers and all flesh, living in the highest and looking down on the humble, testing the hearts and wombs and innermost parts of men, the Foreknowledgeable One, the Beginningless and Ever-Everlasting Light, which has no use, or overshadowing application; Himself, Immortal King, accept our prayers, even at the present time, boldly for the multitude of Your bounties, from the bad lips we create towards You, and forgive us our sins, whether in deed, word, and thought, knowledge, or ignorance, we have sinned; and cleanse us from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And grant us with a cheerful heart and a sober thought to pass through the whole night of this present life, awaiting the coming of the bright and revealed day of Your Only Begotten Son, Lord and God and our Savior Jesus Christ, the Judge of all will come with glory, to whom he will give according to his deeds; let us not fall and become lazy, but be watchful and raised up for the work that is to come, prepare us for the joy and Divine palace of His glory, where those who celebrate the unceasing voice and the ineffable sweetness of those who behold Your face, the ineffable kindness. For You are the true Light, you enlighten and sanctify all things, and all creation sings to You forever and ever. Amen.

God of the Powers and all flesh - God of the heavenly Powers, incorporeal and of all flesh. Living in the highest - living in the sky, on the heights of heaven. Look down upon the humble (more correctly, look down upon the humble) - one who looks down (bows his gaze) on the humble, the lower, the earthly. Test the hearts and wombs - he who observes the innermost thoughts. The hidden things of men are revealed to be foreknowledgeable - clearly knowing the secrets of men. Ever-present - eternal. It is not good to bear change, or transformation, overshadowing - Which is unchangeable, does not fade and does not leave anything obscured (change is change; overshadowing is shadow). Even - here: which. Those who dare to rely on the multitude of Your bounty - hoping for the abundance of Your compassion. The night of real life is the night of here, present (earthly) life. Those awaiting the coming of the bright and revealed day - those awaiting the bright and glorious day of the (Second) coming. Vonzhe - into it (on this day). To everyone - to everyone. According to deeds - according to deeds, according to deeds. Not fallen and lazy - not lying down and sleepy. Prepare for those who find themselves - we will be ready; You will find us ready. Ideje - where. Kindness is beauty, goodness. All sorts of things - everything that exists, the whole world. The creature is a creation.

This prayer contains several expressions from Holy Scripture, the understanding and correct translation of which is very important.

In the highest he is alive and upon the humble. The heights of heaven are contrasted in this biblical expression with the valleys of the earth: Who is the Lord our God? He lives on the high and looks down on the lowly in heaven and on earth (Ps. 113:5-6; in the Russian translation of the psalm: Who is like the Lord our God, Who, dwelling on high, bows down to look down on heaven and earth) . The same expression is in Ps. 137:6: For the Lord is exalted, and looks down on the humble, and the message is high from afar.

It is not good to bear change, or change of overshadowing. These words are from the Epistle of St. James: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights; with Him there is no change or change (James 1:17; in Russian translation: Every good work and every perfect gift is coming down from above from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change and not a shadow of change). The Slavic translation of the apostle’s words is somewhat incomprehensible, and the Russian translation is not entirely accurate (the words change and change seem to repeat each other). The words of the transformation convey overshadowing to the Greek... meaning the shadow that is formed when the luminary turns (when turning, the luminary illuminates objects, but they certainly cast a shadow, so that all objects and places cannot be illuminated evenly, but the light of the Divine illuminates everything equally and leaves no shadow) .

Those who dare to receive the multitude of Your bounties. We easily understand the word generosity, which is often used in prayers, as generous mercy. This is true, of course, but the main meaning of the corresponding Greek word- compassion, pity. I come boldly to Your bounties, says the 5th prayer for Holy Communion. The mercy of the Creator and Master gives us boldness - courage in asking; we stand not only before the Righteous Judge, but also before a loving Father; let us hear from Him: Be of good cheer, child! your sins are forgiven you (Matthew 9:2); Dare, daughter! your faith has saved you (Matthew 9:22).

Those who await the coming of the bright and revealed day of Your Only Begotten Son, Lord and God and our Savior Jesus Christ... Let us not fall and become lazy, but watchfully and rise to the work that is to come, prepare for the joy and Divine palace of His glory, where those who celebrate the unceasing and ineffable voice the sweetness of those who behold Your face, the unspeakable kindness. These words of prayer bring to mind the parables of Christ about His Second Coming: Let your loins be girded and with burning lamps. And you be like people who wait for their master to return from marriage, so that when he comes and knocks, they will immediately open the door for him. Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, finds awake; Truly I tell you, he will gird himself and make them sit down, and he will come and serve them (Luke 12:35-37; see also chapters 24-25 of the Gospel of Matthew).

Ineffable kindness - the ineffable beauty of the Face of God - is not an aesthetic concept, but a fusion of the highest beauty and the highest Good. Let us remember the title of the precious collection of patristic teachings on how a person can and should approach God: “The Philokalia.” The beautiful Church Slavonic word kindness, consonant with our goodness, kindness, should return our mind to the understanding of goodness and goodness as the ultimate, highest beauty. To be a Christian means to be expecting and desiring the coming of the day of God (2 Pet. 3:12), the bright and revealed day when this highest beauty of Good will finally be revealed to those who love God. The Apostle James consoles and strengthens us in this expectation: Therefore, brothers, be patient until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and for it he endures for a long time until he receives the early and late rain. Be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is drawing near (James 5:7-8).

Stink, stink - into him. The spelling in one, in on is wrong. This spelling was born from the understanding of the word as a combination of the preposition in with the pronoun he; this is true in content, but not in form (it could not have appeared at the end of the pronoun, our soft sign). Here, rather, it’s stinking, stinking: the preposition въ and the form of the pronoun it - и, to which “n” is added in the position after the vowel of the preposition - въ (н) - stink. Wed. modern Russian: about them, into him, etc.

Prayer 6th, of the same saint

Let us bless you, the highest God and Lord of mercy, who always does great and unexplored, glorious and terrible things to us, countless in number, giving us sleep to repose our weakness and weaken the labors of the arduous flesh. We thank Thee, for Thou didst not destroy us with our iniquities, but Thou didst usually love mankind, and in desperation, Thou didst raise us up to glorify Thy power. We also pray for Your immeasurable goodness, enlighten our thoughts, clear our eyes, and raise our minds from the heavy sleep of laziness; open our lips and fulfill Your praise, so that we may unwaveringly sing and confess to You, in all, and from all, to the glorified God, the Beginning Father, with Your Only Begotten Son, and Your All-Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

We bless you - we praise you (the word bless in the Church Slavonic language, following the Greek, means not only the priestly or parental blessing we are accustomed to, but also a generally good word - praise). Unexplored - incomprehensible (let us remember - this was said in the note to the prayer "To the Heavenly King" - that in the Church Slavonic language in the generalized meaning of a noun adjectives of the neuter plural are used: great and unexplored, glorious and terrible, there are countless of them - great and incomprehensible, glorious and terrible without number). Usually - as always, as You always do. We lie in despair - we, sleeping (in our sleep, not aware of the surrounding reality). In order to (note: this is why, why the Lord awakened us from sleep!). Power is strength, power, subject area (that is, the whole world of God). If I fulfill them, fill them.

Notice the similarity of this prayer with the morning prayer to the Most Holy Trinity. You can compare these two prayers. Please note that the prayer to the Most Holy Trinity is constructed in the singular (addressed to God from “I”), and the prayer of St. Basil the Great is constructed in the plural (from “we”). The prayer rule wisely alternates prayers with “I, me” - such, for example, are all the prayers of St. Macarius the Great - and prayers in plural(“we, us”), an example of which is provided primarily by the Lord’s Prayer. This teaches a Christian to constantly pray for his neighbors, the Church and the whole world of God and at the same time never pray abstractly, “in general” - not to forget about the desperate state of his own soul.

Prayer 7, to the Most Holy Theotokos

Georgian Icon of the Mother of God. Icon, 19th century

I sing Thy grace, O Lady, I pray to Thee, my mind is filled with grace. Go right and teach me the path of Christ’s commandments. Strengthen your children to song, driving away despondency and sleep. Bound by the captivity of the Falls, allow me through Your prayers, Bride of God. Preserve me in the night and in the day, delivering me to those who fight against the enemy. Who gave birth to God, the life-giver, was killed by my passions and revived. Even as you gave birth to the non-evening Light, enlighten my blind soul. O wondrous Lady of the plateau, create for me the house of the Divine Spirit. You who gave birth to a doctor, heal my soul of many years of passion. Worried by the storm of life, guide me towards the path of repentance. Deliver me from eternal fire, and from evil worms, and from tartar. Do not show me to be a demon of joy, who is guilty of many sins. Create me anew, worn out by the insensible, Immaculate, in the face of sin. Show me the strangeness of all kinds of torment, and implore the Lord to all. Grant me heavenly joy, with all the saints. Most Holy Virgin, hear the voice of the indecent Your servant. Give me a stream of tears, Most Pure One, cleansing the filth of my soul. I bring lamentations from my heart to You continually, be zealous, Lady. Accept my prayer service and bring it to the blessed God. Highest Angel, create me above the fusion of the world. Light-bearing heavenly Seine, direct spiritual grace in me. I lift up my hand and my lips to praise, defiled by filth, O All-Immaculate One. Deliver me from the dirty tricks that are strangling me, diligently begging Christ; To Him is due honor and worship, now and ever, and unto ages of ages, Amen.

The prisoner is a chain. Allow - release (release from bonds). Worried - worried, worried (that is: “me, worried..”; see below: guide me towards the path of repentance). Path - path, road. Tartarus is a hellish abyss. The culprit of many sins is the culprit of many sins. Dilapidated - exhausted, contrite, aged. Strange - alien, left aside. Grant - honor. Obscene - worthless (literally - look at the word!). Compassionate - merciful (literally: having a good heart). Create me beyond the merging of the world - deliver me from clinging to earthly concerns, from the power of this world (merging - mixing, joining). Sene - canopy, shadow (vocal case).

Newly create me, worn out and insensible, Most Immaculate, from sin. Prayer points to an important side in the action of sin: it makes a person more and more insensitive to the spiritual, becomes less and less noticeable to the sinner, who at the same time loses freshness and strength, deteriorates, weakens, moving further and further from the Source of true grace-filled life.

Exceeding the Angel, create me beyond the fusion of the world. This is a petition to the Supreme heavenly powers The Mother of God (the Most Honest Cherub and the Most Glorious Seraphim) about otherworldliness, a necessary property of a Christian. In a secret conversation with his disciples at the Last Supper, the Lord repeatedly repeats to them that they are not of the world: If you were of the world, then the world would love its own; But because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you (John 15:19). Let us also recall the words of the apostle: For everything that is in the world: the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, is not from the Father, but from this world (John 2:16); it is impossible to cling to this lust of the flesh, the lust of hair and the pride of life, to merge with it, to let it into yourself, but you can only avoid such a worldly merger with the help of God's grace.

Light-bearing heavenly Sena, direct spiritual grace in me. A canopy is a shadow (remember the Russian word canopy - an extension to a house that provides shade, or shade - canopy, in hot weather). The expression Luminous Seine, heavenly, is so deeply and theologically significant that a simple translation would not explain anything. It is based on the idea of ​​the luminous darkness of the Divine, the inconceivable, unrepresentable, impregnable God. A cloud covers Mount Sinai when God descends on it in fire to talk with Moses. The mountain burned with fire to the very heavens, [and there was] darkness, clouds and gloom (Deut. 4:11). And the people stood afar off, and Moses entered into the darkness where God is (Ex. 20:21). During the exodus from Egypt, the Lord walked before them [the children of Israel] by day in a pillar of cloud... and by night in a pillar of fire, giving light to them (Ex. 13:21) and entered into the middle between the camp of Egypt and between the camp of Israel, and there was a cloud and darkness [for some] and illuminated the night [for others] (Ex. 14:20). About the appearance of the Lord, David sings: He bowed the heavens and came down; darkness was under His feet. And he mounted the Cherubim and flew and was carried on the wings of the wind. And darkness made His covering, the darkness of the waters, the clouds of the air, around Him (Ps. 17:10-12; the same - 2 Samuel 22:10-12; the translation is slightly different: and He covered Himself with darkness, like a shadow, thickening the waters of the clouds of heaven ).

The first chapter of the “Mystical Theology” of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite is called: “What is Divine Darkness.” At the pinnacle of knowledge, “in the complete absence of light, in the complete absence of sensations and visibility, our mind, impervious to spiritual enlightenment, is illuminated by the brightest light, filled with the most pure radiance!” God is absolute light - the true Light, which enlightens every person who comes into the world: In Him was life, and life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it (John 1:4-5,9); but this Light is unapproachable: the One and having immortality, which dwells in the unapproachable light, which no man has seen or can see (1 Tim. 6:16). You cannot see My face, because man cannot see Me and live (Ex. 33:20). The impossibility of knowing God and approaching Him is resolved only by the fact that God became incarnate and became human. That is why the Most Holy Theotokos is for us not only the Burning Bush, which is not burned by the fire of the Divine, but also the Luminous Shadow of the Divine “Darkness”, similar to Mount Sinai: in Her God appears in the darkness of His light.

Prayer 8
Our Lord Jesus Christ

Most merciful and all-merciful My God Lord Jesus Christ, for the sake of love you came down and became incarnate for many reasons, so that you might save everyone. And again, Savior, save me by grace, I pray to You. Even if you save me from works, there is no grace and a gift, but more than a duty. To her, abundant in generosity and ineffable in mercy. Believe in Me, you say, O my Christ, you will live and will not see death forever. Even if faith in You saves the desperate, behold, I believe, save me, for You are my God and Creator. Let faith instead of works be imputed to me, O my God, for you will not find works to justify me. But may my faith prevail instead of all, may it answer, may it justify me, may it show me to be a partaker of Your eternal glory. Let Satan not kidnap me, and boast to the Word that he has torn me from Your hand and fence; but either I want, save me, or I don’t want, Christ my Savior, foresee that I will soon, soon, perish: You are my God from my mother’s womb. Grant me, O Lord, now to love Thee, as I have sometimes loved that very sin, and again to work for Thee without laziness, tediously, as I previously worked for the flattering Satan. Above all, I will serve You, my Lord and God Jesus Christ, all the days of my life, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Like you will save everyone - to save everyone. Packs - more. If only You had saved me from my deeds - if only You had saved me for my deeds. No, this is not. But debt is more - but rather debt (more - more). Advertise you - You said. Or worse - because, because. Not at all - absolutely, in no way. Let it suffice - let it be sufficient (doveleti - to be sufficient; cf.: enough). Participant - participant. Let him not kidnap - and let him not kidnap (Ubo is an intensifying particle; here it can be translated both as “well” and as “truly”. And he will boast... that he has torn me away - and he will boast that he has torn me away (stolen) me. Preface - warn (my desire to be saved - that is, do not wait for this desire). - my life.

Even if you save me from works, there is no grace and a gift, but more than a duty. To her, abundant in generosity and unspeakable in mercy... May faith instead of works be imputed to me, O my God, for you will not find works that justify me. The idea of ​​​​the prayer is based on the words of the apostle: The reward of the one who works is not imputed according to mercy, but according to duty. But to him who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness (Rom. 4:4-5). Let us remember that generosity is generous mercy, compassion, mercy.

Believe in Me, you say, O my Christ, you will live and will not see death forever. The prayer directly points to the words of Christ Himself: I am the resurrection and the life; He who believes in Me, even if he dies, will live. And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die (John 11:25-26). Compare also: Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life (John 5:24). This is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day (John 6:40). Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in Me has eternal life (John 6:47). Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever keeps My word will never see death (John 8:51).

Prayer 9, to the Guardian Angel

Holy Angel, come before me more dearly than my soul and more passionately than my life, do not leave me, a sinner, and forsake me for my intemperance. Do not give room to the evil demon to possess me through the violence of this mortal body; strengthen my poor and thin hand, and guide me on the path of salvation. To her, holy Angel of God, guardian and patron of my blessed soul and body, forgive me everything, I have offended you greatly all the days of my life, and if I sinned this past night, cover me on this day, and save me from every opposite temptation May I not anger God in any sin, and pray for me to the Lord, that He may strengthen me in His passion, and show me worthy as a servant of His goodness. Amen.

Forthcoming - upcoming. More wretched - unfortunate, poor, full of struggle. More passionate - here: long-suffering, unhappy (remember that passion means suffering); however, it is slavery to sinful passions that is the main source of unhappiness in human life. Below - and neither. To the evil one - evil, deceitful. Strengthen my poor and thin hand, and guide me on the path of salvation - in the Greek text of the prayer literally: “take me by the unfortunate and drooping (weak-willed) hand and lead me to the path of salvation”; the image of a man who has lost his will and energy, with “drooping” hands, unable to independently get out on the path of salvation is given. To her - yes, truly (cf. colloquial: “to her”). All... great things I have insulted you with - everything with which I have insulted you (great - how many, how great). Cover - cover, protect. Opposite - opposing, enemy. If she shows me worthy of being a servant of His goodness, she will make me a slave worthy of His mercy (to show usually does not mean “to bring to an external likeness,” as in modern language, but to “make obvious”).

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“Know that the Angels stir us up to prayer and stand with us in it, rejoicing and praying together for us. So, if we are careless and accept contrary thoughts, then we extremely anger them: for while they struggle so much for us, we about ourselves We don’t want to beg God for ourselves, but, neglecting our service to God and abandoning their God and Master, we carry on a conversation with unclean demons (in our thoughts).”

Venerable Neil of Sinai

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Prayer 10, to the Most Holy Theotokos

My Most Holy Lady Theotokos, with Your saints and all-powerful prayers, take away from me, Your humble and accursed servant, despondency, oblivion, foolishness, negligence, and all the nasty, evil and blasphemous thoughts from my accursed heart and from my darkened mind; and extinguish the flame of my passions, for I am poor and damned. And deliver me from many and cruel memories and enterprises, and free me from all evil actions. For Thou art blessed from all generations, and glorified is Thy most honorable name forever and ever. Amen.

Drive away - drive away. Humble - pathetic, low. Enterprises - here: plans (an enterprise is what precedes the acceptance of a thought or action, a preliminary intention).

"Why do people sin?" - the Venerable Ambrose of Optina sometimes asked a question and solved it himself: “Either because they do not know what to do and what to avoid; or, if they know, they forget, then they become lazy, despondent... These are three giants: despondency or laziness, oblivion and ignorance - from which the entire human race is bound by insoluble bonds. And this is followed by negligence with the whole host of evil passions. That is why we pray to the Queen of Heaven: My Most Holy Lady Theotokos, with Your holy and all-powerful prayers, take away from me, the humble and accursed servant. Yours, despondency, oblivion, foolishness, negligence, and all the nasty, evil and blasphemous thoughts."

It is also worth comparing these words of prayer with one of the petitions of John Chrysostom’s prayer (according to the number of hours of the day and night, from prayers for sleep): Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and oblivion, and cowardice, and petrified insensibility.

Your humble and accursed servant... The words humble and accursed are often found in prayers, so it is worth delving deeper into their basic meanings. Humble means not only “endowed with humility” - one of the most important Christian virtues (to say about yourself to God: “I am humble” is even more absurd than to say to people: “I am modest,” and in prayer we should not allow even a shadow of exaltation to our imaginary " humility"!) - but generally humiliated, low, pitiful (in the explanation to the 5th prayer, the constant opposition in the Holy Scriptures of the highest - the above and the humble - the lower was pointed out). Damned - unhappy, rejected, filled with torment.

Deliver me from many and cruel memories and enterprises, and free me from all evil actions. With these words of prayer we ask Holy Mother of God free us from numerous evil (many fierce) thoughts, both about the past (memories) and the future (enterprises), as well as from the evil actions associated with these thoughts. The focus of this petition on guarding the mind and heart is very important. Standing attentively in prayer, we inevitably notice the invasion of those very memories and enterprises from which we pray to the Most Holy Theotokos for deliverance; The struggle for prayer (and for a truly Christian inner life) is to a large extent a struggle against precisely these enemies, which it is impossible to defeat alone, without the help of God’s grace.

Prayerful invocation of the saint whose name you bear

Pray to God for me, holy servant of God (name), as I diligently resort to you, a quick helper and prayer book for my soul.

Yako az - because I am. I come running and ask for help.

The prayer to the patron saint in all prayer books is given in this most general form, but in practice it is often pronounced differently, according to church custom - with the name of the rank of holiness of the heavenly intercessor: “Pray to God for me, holy Archangel of God Michael...”; “Pray to God for me, holy prophet of God Elijah...”; "...Holy Apostle of God Peter..."; "...Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene..."; "...to Saint Father Nicholas..."; “...holy martyr and Victorious George...”, “...holy martyr...”, “... holy martyr...”, “.. reverend Father Sergius...”, “... reverend mother Mary...” - and so on.

To this part prayer rule It is also good to include short prayer appeals to other saints of God who are most revered by you. They can be completed with an appeal to all saints: All saints, pray to God for us! It is also good, at least sometimes, not to limit yourself to one prayerful appeal, but to read or sing a troparion to a saint (or several commemorated saints). The troparion should be known and understood by your patron saint.

By giving the baptized person the name of a saint, the Church, as it were, gives him the right to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, where the saint has already moved; at the same time, the Church shows the baptized person this path to the Kingdom of Heaven, which was followed by the saint of the same name - the way of life for which the saint became famous. By giving a person the name of a saint, the Church, as it were, binds him in a spiritual union with the saint of the same name, entrusts him with intercession, protection and intercession before God. The saints of the same name are our prayer books before God, guardians, like Angels, and our mentors, our friends in heaven and helpers.

Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos

Virgin Mary, Rejoice, O Blessed Mary, the Lord is with You; Blessed are You among women and blessed is the Fruit of Your womb, for You have given birth to the Savior of our souls.

The words of this most ancient and most beautiful of countless prayers Mother of God, taken from the Gospel - from the story about the event of the Annunciation:

The angel Gabriel was sent from God to the city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a husband named Joseph, from the house of David; The name of the Virgin is: Mary. The angel came to Her and said:

Rejoice, O Blessed One! The Lord is with You; Blessed are You among women.

She, seeing him, was embarrassed by his words and wondered what kind of greeting this would be. And the Angel said to Her:

Fear not, Mary, for you have found favor with God; and behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a Son, and you will call His name Jesus.

Having received good news from the Angel, Blessed Virgin She immediately went to her holy relative - the righteous Elizabeth, the future mother of John the Baptist. As soon as Elizabeth saw the Most Pure Virgin, she was filled with the Holy Spirit, and exclaimed in a loud voice and said:

Blessed are You among women, and blessed is the Fruit of Your womb! And where does it come from that the Mother of my Lord came to me? (Luke 1:26-31,41-43).

Holy righteous Elizabeth, under the influence of the Holy Spirit, uttered the same amazing words as Archangel Gabriel: Blessed are You among women (or, in Church Slavonic: Blessed are You among women). And we add to the words of the Angel and righteous Elizabeth: for you gave birth to the Savior of our souls, thereby expressing to the Most Holy Theotokos faith in Her Divine Son, Whom we recognize with all our hearts as the Savior of our souls.

Troparion to the Cross and prayer for the fatherland

Save, O Lord, Thy people, and bless Thy inheritance, granting victories against resistance, and preserving Thy residence through Thy Cross.

Property- heritage. On the resistance- over opponents, over enemies. Residence- the home, that is, the people of God - Orthodox Christians.

The Cross of Christ has a special power to save us from all evil. We call upon this power in prayer to the Cross for all the property of God - for everything that belongs to Christ: for His people, that is, Orthodox Christians who even bear the name of Christ; on our fatherland and especially on the Holy Church - the community of all true believers, among whom the Lord invisibly abides and lives.

Prayer for the living

Save, Lord, and have mercy on my spiritual father (name), my parents (names), relatives (names), bosses, mentors, benefactors (their names) and all Orthodox Christians.

Prayer for the departed

Lord rest the souls of your departed servants: my parents, relatives, benefactors (their names) and all Orthodox Christians, and forgive them all sins, voluntary and involuntary, and grant them the Kingdom of Heaven.

Memorial

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“To remember in prayer the peace of the Holy Churches and everything else that follows is good, for this is the apostolic testament; but in doing this, one must recognize oneself as unworthy and without the strength. The Gospel and apostolic word says: Pray for one another in order to be healed: the fervent prayer of the righteous can do much (James 5:16), and: As you want people to do to you, do so to them (Luke 6:31). condemns himself; and therefore, whether I can or cannot, I force myself to fulfill the commandment.”

Venerable Barsanuphius the Great

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The memorial is usually placed in prayer books at the end of morning prayers, but not everyone is comfortable and able to pray for the living and the departed in the morning. We need to find the most appropriate time for the commemoration; for some it will be the evening, when all the work has been done, for others it will be the middle of the day, lunch break...

If you can, read instead short prayers This commemoration is about the living and the deceased: (on the next 2 pages of the site editor).

About the living

Remember, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Thy mercy and generosity from all eternity, for whose sake Thou didst become man, and Thou didst deign to endure crucifixion and death, for the sake of the salvation of those who believe in Thee; and you rose from the dead, ascended into heaven, and sit at the right hand of God the Father, and despise the humble prayers of those who call upon You with all their hearts; incline Your ear, and hear the humble prayer of me, Your indecent servant, into the stench of the spiritual fragrance, brought to You for all Your people. And in the first place, remember Your Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, which You have provided with Your Honest Blood, and establish, and strengthen, and expand, multiply, pacify, and preserve the insurmountable gates of hell forever; Calm the tearing of the Churches, quench the pagan vacillations, and quickly destroy and eradicate the heresies of uprising, and turn them into nothingness by the power of Your Holy Spirit. (Bow)

Generosity - manifestations of mercy, compassion. From the beginning of existence - eternal, existing from the beginning of the world. For their sake - for which, for which you are the Prize - you graciously look from above, bow down with love. Into the stench of a spiritual fragrance - like a fragrant spiritual sacrifice (to stench is a smell, aroma; the form in the stench is similar here to the form “as a sacrifice” in the expression “accept as a sacrifice”). In the first place - first of all, first of all. South - which. You supplied - saved, protected (supply - protect, preserve; save). The gates of hell - the forces of hell (an ancient, frequent expression in the Bible). Rending - discord, division into parts, separation. Unrest - disturbances, riots.

Remember, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Thy mercy and generosity from all eternity... Remember the first prayer - a request to the Lord Jesus Christ to remember the mercies He did, for the sake of which He became man, and endured crucifixion and death, and was resurrected, and ascended. In prayer the whole work of God's economy - God's providence - is remembered. All this - the mercy of God shown to the human race from time immemorial - is the basis for our subsequent petitions for the whole world.

Save, Lord, and have mercy on our God-protected country, its authorities and army, so that we may live a quiet and silent life in all piety and purity. (Bow)

Save, Lord, and have mercy on the Great Master and Father of our Most Holy Patriarch (name), your Eminence metropolitans, archbishops and Orthodox bishops, priests and deacons, and all the church ranks, who You have appointed to shepherd Your verbal flock, and with their prayers have mercy and save me sinful. (Bow)

Even - which ones. Verbal - here: spiritual, rational (there is also the expression “your verbal flock of sheep”).

Save, Lord, and have mercy on my spiritual father (his name), and with his holy prayers forgive my sins. (Bow)

Save, O Lord, and have mercy on my parents (their names), brothers and sisters, and my relatives according to the flesh, and all the neighbors of my family, and others, and grant them Your peaceful and most peaceful goodness. (Bow)

Your peaceful and super-worldly good - Your earthly and heavenly blessings (literally: Your worldly and supermundane good).

Save, O Lord, and have mercy on the old and the young, the poor and the orphans and the widows, and those who are in sickness and sorrow, troubles and sorrows, conditions and captivity, prisons and imprisonments, and even more so in persecution, for You for the sake of the Orthodox faith, from the tongue of the godless, of the apostate and of the heretics, who are Thy servants; and remember, visit, strengthen, comfort, and soon by Your power I will weaken, grant them freedom and deliver. (Bow)

Existing - existing, abiding. Circumstances - difficult circumstances of life, adversity (the main meaning of the word “circumstance” is siege). Fairly - especially, more than anything. For the sake of you and the Orthodox faith - for you and the Orthodox faith. From the tongue - from the pagans. I ... them. When I weaken, it’s a relief. Deliverance - deliverance.

Save, Lord, and have mercy on those sent to the service, those traveling, our fathers and brethren, and all Orthodox Christians. (Bow)

Save, O Lord, and have mercy on them who I tempted with my madness, and turned away from the path of salvation, and led me to evil and inappropriate deeds; By Your Divine Providence, return again to the path of salvation. (Bow)

Theirs - those whom. Az - I. I tempted, turned away, brought - I seduced, turned away, brought (form of the 1st person singular of the past tense - aorist). Paki - again.

Save, Lord, and have mercy on those who hate and offend me, and those who create misfortunes against me, and do not leave them to perish for me, a sinner. (Bow)

Those who create misfortunes for me - those who do evil to me.

Those who have departed from the Orthodox faith and are blinded by destructive heresies, enlighten with the light of Your knowledge and bring Your Holy Apostles to the Catholic Church. (Bow)

Initial Prayer.

In the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

God, be merciful to me, a sinner!

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, present everywhere and filling everything, Treasury of blessings and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth1 and save, O Good One, our souls.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us (three times).

Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, both now and ever. and forever and ever. Amen.

Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse our sins, Master, forgive our iniquities, Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities4 for your name’s sake.

Lord, have mercy (three times).

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Tropari.

Rising after sleep, we fall before You, O Good One, and we proclaim an angelic song to You, O Mighty One: Holy, Holy, Holy are You, O God! Through the prayers of the Mother of God, have mercy on us.

Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit: You raised me from bed and from sleep, Lord. Enlighten my mind and heart, and open my lips to sing to You, Holy Trinity: Holy, Holy, Holy You, God! Through the prayers of the Mother of God, have mercy on us.

And now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen: Suddenly the Judge will come, and everyone’s deeds will be revealed. But we cry out at midnight with trepidation: Holy, Holy, Holy are You, O God! Through the prayers of the Mother of God, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy (12 times).

Prayer to the Holy Trinity

Rising after sleep, I thank You, Holy Trinity, that by Your great mercy and long-suffering, You, God, were not angry with me, lazy and sinful, and did not take my life with my iniquities, but showed me Your usual love for mankind and raised me, lying carefree to bring you morning prayer and glorify Your power. And now enlighten my spiritual eyes10, open my mouth6, so that I may learn Your word and comprehend Your commandments, do Your will, glorify You in a grateful heart and sing praises holy name Yours, Father, and Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Come, let us worship our King, God.

Come, let us worship and fall before Christ, the King, our God.

Come, let us bow and fall before Christ Himself, our King and God.

God, have mercy on me in Your mercy, blot out my iniquities in Your great love. Wash me from unrighteousness and cleanse me from sin, because I am aware of my iniquities, and my sin is always before me. I have sinned against You alone and done evil in Your eyes. You are just in Your judgment and blameless in Your judgment. Behold, I was born a sinner, my mother conceived me a sinner. But You desire the truth hidden in the heart, so fill me with Your wisdom. Cleanse me with hyssop18, and I will be clean; wash me and I will become whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and joy; Let the bones broken by You rejoice. Turn your face away from my sins and blot out my unrighteousness. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in me. Do not cast me away from You and do not deprive me of Your Holy Spirit. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and support me with the sovereign Spirit. Then I will teach the wicked Your ways, and sinners will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation, and my tongue will praise Your righteousness. Open your mouth to me, Lord, and they will magnify You. The sacrifice is not pleasing to You - I would give it, You do not desire burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; a broken and sorrowful heart, O God, You will not reject. Do good to Zion according to Your favor; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Then the prescribed sacrifices, heaps and burnt offerings will be acceptable to You; Then they will bring the bulls to Your altar.

Symbol of faith.

I believe in one God, the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, of everything visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages; Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not created, consubstantial with the Father, by Him all things were created. For the sake of us people and for the sake of our salvation, He came down from Heaven, and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became human. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried7. And rose again on the third day, according to the Scriptures. And ascended into Heaven, and sits at the right hand8 of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead; His Kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the life-giving Lord, who proceeds from the Father, worshiped and glorified with the Father and the Son, who spoke through the prophets. Into one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. I'm waiting resurrection of the dead and the future life. Amen.

Prayer 2.

God, cleanse me, a sinner, because I have done nothing good before You, but deliver me from evil and may Your will be done in me. May I not open my unworthy lips in condemnation and praise Your holy name, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer 3.

Rising from sleep, I bring the midnight song to You, Savior, and falling down I cry out to You: Thou who was crucified voluntarily for our sake, do not let me fall asleep in sinful death, but quickly raise me, who lies in laziness, in standing and prayer, and after a night’s sleep, shine upon me a sinless day , Christ God, and save me.

Prayer 4.

To You, humane-loving Master, having risen from sleep, I come running, and I approach Your works with Your mercy, and I pray to You: help me at all times, in every matter, and deliver me from every worldly evil deed and the devil’s tricks, and save me and lead me to Your eternal Kingdom. For You are my Creator and the Provider and Giver of all good. In You is all my hope, and I send up glory to You now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer 5.

Lord, by Your many goodness and Your great bounties You have given me, Your servant, to pass through the past night time without misfortune11. You Yourself, Master, Creator of everything, grant me Your true light and an enlightened heart to do Your will, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 6.

Lord, Almighty, God of the disembodied Powers13 and all flesh12, dwelling on high and looking at the humble, testing the hearts and secrets of men, clearly foreknowing, beginningless and eternal Light, which does not change in power and leaves no shadowed place! You Yourself, immortal King, accept our prayers, which we now, hoping for the abundance of Your compassion, offer to You with unclean lips,6 and, having forgiven us our sins, committed by deed, word and thought, consciously or unconsciously, and cleanse us from all uncleanness of the flesh12 and spirit. And grant us, with a watchful heart and a sober thought, to live the whole night of this life, in anticipation of the coming of the bright and glorious day of the second coming of Your Only Begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, when the common Judge will come with glory to reward each according to his deeds. May He not find us lying down and sleepy, but awake and working in fulfilling His commandments, and ready to enter with Him into the joy and divine palace of His glory, where the unceasing voices of those who triumph are heard and the inexpressible joy of those who contemplate the inexpressible beauty of Your face. because You are the true Light, enlightening and sanctifying the whole world, and You are glorified by all creation forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 7.

My most merciful and all-generous God, Lord Jesus Christ! Out of great love, You came down and became incarnate to save everyone. Therefore, I ask: by Your grace, save me too. If You saved me by works, it would not be a gift, but a duty. But You, my Savior, rich in bounty and unspeakable in mercy, said: “He who believes in Me will live and will never see death.” If faith in You saves the desperate, then save me too, for I believe that You are my God and Creator.

Let faith instead of works be imputed to me, O my God, for works cannot be found to justify me. But may my faith replace everything: may it answer, may it justify, may it make me a participant in Your eternal glory. And do not allow Satan to kidnap me, O Word, and boast that he has torn me away from Your hand and fence. But whether I want it or not, You, Christ, save me, for You are my God from my mother’s womb. Hasten to help me, for I am perishing.

Grant me, O Lord, now to love You as I once loved sin itself, and without laziness to serve You as I previously served the flattering Satan. May I serve You even more diligently, my Lord and God Jesus Christ, all the days of my life, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer to the Mother of God.

My Most Holy Lady Theotokos, with Your holy and all-powerful prayers, remove from me, Your humble and unworthy servant, despondency, forgetfulness, recklessness, negligence and all nasty, evil and blasphemous thoughts15 from my accursed heart and from my darkened mind; and extinguish the flame of my passions, because I am poor and pitiful. Deliver me from many evil thoughts16. and enterprises, free me from all evil deeds. For You are blessed in all generations and Your most honorable name is glorified forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer to the Guardian Angel.

Angel of God, my holy protector, given to me from heaven by God for my protection, I earnestly pray to you: enlighten me and save me from all evil, to good deed instruct and direct on the path of salvation. Amen.

Prayer to the Saint whose name we bear.

Pray to God for me, saint (name), because I diligently resort to you, a quick helper, praying for my soul.

Troparion to the Cross and prayer for the Fatherland.

Save, O Lord, Your people and bless Your inheritance. Grant to Orthodox Christians victory over their enemies and protect Your inheritance with Your Cross.

Prayer for the living.

Save, Lord, my spiritual father (name), my parents (names), relatives (names), bosses, mentors, benefactors (names) and all Orthodox Christians.

Prayer for the departed.

Rest, O Lord, the souls of Your departed servants: my parents, relatives, benefactors (their names), and all Orthodox Christians, and forgive them all their sins, voluntary and involuntary, and grant them Your Kingdom of Heaven.

Here, in your own words, pray for your relatives, living and dead.

Worthy to eat.

It is truly worthy to glorify You, Mother of God, always blessed and immaculate, Mother of our God. You are more honorable than the Cherubim and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim, who immaculately gave birth to God the Word, the true Mother of God, we magnify You.

Prayer of the Optina Elders.

Lord, let me meet with peace of mind everything that the coming day will bring me. Let me completely surrender to Your holy will. At every hour of this day, instruct and support me in everything. Whatever news I receive during the day, teach me to accept it with a calm soul and a firm conviction that everything is Your holy will.

In all my words and deeds, guide my thoughts and feelings. In all unforeseen cases, do not let me forget that everything was sent down17 by You. Teach me to act directly and wisely with each member of my family, without confusing or upsetting anyone.

Lord, give me strength to endure the fatigue of the coming day and all its events. Guide my will and teach me to pray, believe, hope, endure, forgive and love. Amen.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother and our venerable and God-bearing fathers, (names of saints whose memory is commemorated on this day in Orthodox calendar) have mercy on us. Amen.

1. filth(s) – causing disgust; vile, disgusting. bad, vicious.

2. Good - having the goal of bringing good to someone, benefit, aimed at doing good deeds. In prayers it is always an appeal to God!

3. now and ever - currently and always (eternally).

4. infirmities - malaise, helplessness, extreme loss of strength, illness.
5. existing – existing, inhabiting.

6. mouth - mouth.

7. buried - buried.

8. sitting at the right hand of the Father– sitting to the right of God the Father.

9. future – the future, approaching.

10. eyes – eyes, gaze.

11. misfortune - trouble, misfortune, evil.

12. flesh (flesh) - physical body.

13. ethereal forces – not having a physical body, but alive in another, non-corporeal incarnation.

14. palace - a magnificent, magnificent room or palace.

15. blasphemous thoughts- condemnation, censure.

16. fierce thoughts - evil plans, evil intentions.

17. sent down - sent, granted.

18. Hyssop - a plant, blue St. John's wort, tied in a bundle, was used for sacred sprinkling (sprinkling).

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Then wait a little until all your feelings come to silence and your thoughts leave everything earthly, and then say the following prayers, without haste and with heartfelt attention:

The Publican's Prayer (Gospel of Luke, chapter 18, verse 13)

God, be merciful to me, a sinner. (Bow)

Initial prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.

Trisagion

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.

(Read three times, with the sign of the cross and bow from the waist.)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity

Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.

Lord have mercy.

(Thrice)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Symbol of faith

I believe in one God the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, who was born of the Father before all ages; Light from Light, true God from true God, born, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, to Whom all things were. For our sake, man and our salvation came down from heaven and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became human. She was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried. And he rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father. And again the coming one will be judged with glory by the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giving One, who proceeds from the Father, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who spoke the prophets. Into one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. I hope for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the next century. Amen.

First prayer of Saint Macarius the Great

God, cleanse me, a sinner, for I have done nothing good before You; but deliver me from the evil one, and may Thy will be done in me, may I open my unworthy lips without condemnation and praise Thy holy name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages Amen.

Second prayer, of the same saint

Rising from sleep, I bring the midnight hymn to Ti, Savior, and falling down crying to Ti: do not let me fall asleep in a sinful death, but be gracious to me, crucified by will, and hasten me lying in laziness, and save me in standing and in prayer, and in sleep Rise up nightly for me a sinless day, O Christ God, and save me.

Prayer three, of the same saint

To You, Lord, Lover of Mankind, having risen from sleep, I come running, and I strive for Your works with Your mercy, and I pray to You: help me at all times, in every thing, and deliver me from all worldly evil things and the devil’s haste, and save me, and bring us into Your eternal Kingdom. For You are my Creator and the Provider and Giver of every good thing, and all my hope is in You, and I send up glory to You, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer four, of the same saint

Lord, Who through Your many goodness and Your great bounty has given me, Your servant, the passing time of this night without misfortune to pass away from all evil that is contrary to me; You Yourself, Master, the Creator of all things, grant me with Your true light and an enlightened heart to do Your will, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Fifth prayer, Saint Basil the Great

Lord Almighty, God of hosts and all flesh, living in the highest and looking down on the humble, testing the hearts and wombs and innermost parts of men, the fore-foreseen One, the Beginningless and Ever-Everlasting Light, with Him there is no change or overshadowing; Himself, Immortal King, accept our prayers, even at the present time, boldly for the multitude of Your bounties, from the bad lips we create towards You, and forgive us our sins, whether in deed, word, and thought, knowledge, or ignorance, we have sinned; and cleanse us from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And grant us with a cheerful heart and a sober thought to pass through the whole night of this present life, awaiting the coming of the bright and revealed day of Your Only Begotten Son, the Lord and God and our Savior Jesus Christ, in which the Judge of all will come with glory, to whom he will give to each according to his deeds; let us not fall and become lazy, but be watchful and raised up for the work that is to come, prepare us for the joy and Divine palace of His glory, where those who celebrate the unceasing voice and the ineffable sweetness of those who behold Your face, the ineffable kindness. For You are the true Light, you enlighten and sanctify all things, and all creation sings to You forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer six, of the same saint

We bless you Most High God and the Lord of mercy, who always works with us great and unexplored, glorious and terrible, there is no number of them, giving us sleep for the repose of our weakness, and the weakening of the labors of the arduous flesh. We thank Thee, for Thou didst not destroy us with our iniquities, but Thou didst usually love mankind, and in desperation, Thou didst raise us up to glorify Thy power. In the same way, we pray for Your immeasurable goodness, enlighten our thoughts, our eyes, and raise our minds from the heavy sleep of laziness: open our lips, and fulfill Your praise, so that we can unwaveringly sing and confess to You, in all, and from all, to the glorified God, To the Beginningless Father, with Your Only Begotten Son, and Your All-Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Seventh prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos

I sing Thy grace, O Lady, I pray to Thee, my mind is filled with grace. Go right and teach me the path of Christ’s commandments. Strengthen your children to songs, driving away despondency and sleep. Bound by the captivity of the Falls, allow me through Your prayers, Bride of God. Preserve me in the night and in the day, delivering me to those who fight against the enemy. She who gave birth to God, the life-giver, was killed by my passions and revived. Who gave birth to the non-evening Light, enlighten my blind soul. O wondrous Lady of the Palace, create for me the house of the Divine Spirit. You who gave birth to a doctor, heal my soul of many years of passion. Worried by the storm of life, guide me towards the path of repentance. Deliver me from eternal fire, and from evil worms, and from tartar. Do not show me joy as a demon, who is guilty of many sins. Create me again, having promised to be insensible, Immaculate, without sin. Show me the strangeness of all kinds of torment, and implore the Lord to all. Heavenly grant me joy with all the saints. Most Holy Virgin, hear the voice of Your indecent servant. Give me a stream of tears, Most Pure One, cleansing the filth of my soul. I bring lamentations from my heart to You continually, be zealous, Lady. Accept my prayer service and bring it to the blessed God. Transcending Angel, create me above the fusion of the world. Light-bearing heavenly Seine, direct spiritual grace in me. I lift up my hand and my lips to praise, defiled by filth, O All-Immaculate One. Deliver me from the dirty tricks that are strangling me, diligently begging Christ; To Him is due honor and worship, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer eight, to our Lord Jesus Christ

My most merciful and all-merciful God, Lord Jesus Christ, for the sake of love you came down and became incarnate for many reasons, so that you would save everyone. And again, Savior, save me by grace, I pray to You; Even if you save me from works, there is no grace and no gift, but more than debt. Hey, abundant in generosity and ineffable in mercy! Believe in Me, you say, O my Christ, you will live and will not see death forever. Even if faith in You saves the desperate, behold, I believe, save me, for You are my God and Creator. Let faith instead of works be imputed to me, O my God, for you will not find works to justify me. But may my faith prevail instead of all, may it answer, may it justify me, may it show me to be a partaker of Your eternal glory. Let Satan not kidnap me, and boast to the Word that he has torn me away from Your hand and fence; but either I want, save me, or I don’t want, O Christ my Savior, let me soon, I will soon perish: For you are my God from my mother’s womb. Grant me, O Lord, now to love Thee, as sometimes I have loved that same sin; and again work for You without laziness, just as you worked before the flattering Satan. Above all, I will serve You, my Lord and God Jesus Christ, all the days of my life, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Ninth prayer to the Guardian Angel

Holy Angel, standing before my accursed soul and my passionate life, do not leave me, a sinner, nor depart from me for my intemperance. Do not give room to the evil demon to possess me through the violence of this mortal body; strengthen my poor and thin hand and guide me on the path of salvation. To her, holy Angel of God, guardian and patron of my accursed soul and body, forgive me everything, I have offended you so greatly all the days of my life, and if I sinned this past night, cover me on this day, and save me from every opposite temptation May I not anger God in any sin, and pray for me to the Lord, that He may strengthen me in His passion, and show me worthy as a servant of His goodness. Amen.

Prayer tenth, to the Most Holy Theotokos

My Most Holy Lady Theotokos, with Your saints and all-powerful prayers, take away from me, Your humble and accursed servant, despondency, oblivion, foolishness, negligence, and all the nasty, evil and blasphemous thoughts from my accursed heart and from my darkened mind; and extinguish the flame of my passions, for I am poor and damned. And deliver me from many and cruel memories and enterprises, and free me from all evil actions. For Thou art blessed from all generations, and glorified is Thy most honorable name forever and ever. Amen.

Prayerful invocation of the saint whose name you bear

Pray to God for me, holy servant of God

(Name)

, as if I diligently resort to you, a quick helper and a prayer book for my soul.

Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos

Virgin Mary, Rejoice, O Blessed Mary, the Lord is with You; Blessed are You among women and blessed is the fruit of Your womb, for You have given birth to the Savior of our souls.

Troparion to the Cross and prayer for the fatherland

Save, O Lord, Thy people, and bless Thy inheritance, granting victories to Orthodox Christians against resistance, and preserving Thy life through Thy Cross.

Prayer for the living

Save, Lord, and have mercy on my spiritual father

(Name)

my parents

(names)

relatives, bosses, mentors, benefactors

(their names)

and all Orthodox Christians.

Prayer for the departed

Rest, O Lord, the souls of Your departed servants: my parents, relatives, benefactors

(their names)

and all Orthodox Christians, and forgive them all sins, voluntary and involuntary, and grant them the Kingdom of Heaven.

End of prayers

It is worthy to eat as to truly bless Thee, Theotokos, Ever-Blessed and Most Immaculate and Mother of our God. We magnify You, the most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Lord have mercy.

(Thrice)

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.

Notes:

1. Printed in italics (explanations and names of prayers) cannot be read during prayer.
2. In the Church Slavonic language there is no sound ё, and therefore it is necessary to read “we are calling”, not “we are calling”, “yours”, not “yours”, “mine”, not “mine”, etc. This remark also applies to evening prayers.

A short morning prayer rule

Morning prayers

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Initial prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.

Trisagion

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
(Read three times, with the sign of the cross and bow from the waist.) Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake. Lord have mercy (Three times ) Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we also leave our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos

Rejoice, Virgin Mary, Blessed Mary, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of Your womb, For you gave birth to the Savior of our souls.

Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity

Having risen from sleep, I thank Thee, Holy Trinity, for for the sake of Thy goodness and long-suffering, Thou hast not been angry with me, lazy and sinful, nor hast Thou destroyed me with my iniquities; but you usually loved mankind and in the despair of the one who lay down, you raised me up to practice and glorify Your power. And now enlighten my mental eyes, open my lips to learn Thy words, and to understand Thy commandments, and to do Thy will, and to sing to Thee in heartfelt confession, and to sing Thy all-holy name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages. centuries. Amen.Come, let us worship our King God.(Bow)
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King God.(Bow)
Come, let us bow and fall down to Christ Himself, the King and our God.(Bow)

Psalm 50

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and I will take away my sin before me. I have sinned against You alone and have done evil before You, so that You may be justified in Your words and triumph over the judgment of You. Behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, you have loved the truth; You have revealed to me the unknown and secret wisdom of Yours. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. My hearing brings joy and joy; humble bones will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit away from me. Reward me with the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; My tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. As if you had desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God will not despise a broken and humble heart. Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; Then they will place the bullock on Your altar.

Symbol of faith

I believe in one God the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, Who was born of the Father before all ages; Light from Light, true God from true God, born, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, to Whom all things were. For our sake, man and our salvation came down from heaven and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became human. She was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried. And he rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father. And again the coming one will be judged with glory by the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giving One, who proceeds from the Father, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who spoke the prophets. Into one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. I hope for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the next century. Amen.

First prayer of Saint Macarius the Great

God, cleanse me, a sinner, for I have done no more good things before You; but deliver me from the evil one, and may Your will be done in me, Yes, I will open my unworthy lips without condemnation and I will praise Your holy name, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and ever, Amen.

Prayer of the same saint

To You, Lord, Lover of Mankind, having risen from sleep, I come running, and I strive for Your works with Your mercy, and I pray to You: help me at all times, in every thing, and deliver me from all worldly evil things and the devil’s haste, and save me and bring me into Your eternal Kingdom. For You are my Creator and the Provider and Giver of every good thing, and all my hope is in You, and I send glory to You, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer to the Guardian Angel

Holy Angel, standing before my accursed soul and my passionate life, do not leave me, a sinner, nor depart from me for my intemperance. Do not give room to the evil demon to possess me through the violence of this mortal body; strengthen my poor and thin hand and guide me on the path of salvation. To her, holy Angel of God, guardian and patron of my damned soul and body, Forgive me all, I have offended you so much all the days of my life, and if we have sinned this night, cover me this day, and keep me from every nasty temptation, Yes, in no sin will I anger God, and pray for me to the Lord, may He strengthen me in His passion, and she is worthy to show me the servant of His goodness. Amen.

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary

My Most Holy Lady Theotokos, With Your saints and all-powerful prayers, take away from me, Your humble and accursed servant, despondency, oblivion, foolishness, negligence, and all the nasty, evil and blasphemous thoughts from my damned heart and from my darkened mind; and extinguish the flame of my passions, for I am poor and damned. And deliver me from many and fierce memories and enterprises, and free me from all evil actions. For you are blessed from all generations, and glorified is Your most honorable name forever and ever. Amen.

Prayerful invocation of the saint whose name you bear

Pray to God for me, holy servant of God(Name) , because I diligently run to you, a quick helper and prayer book for my soul.

Prayer for the living

Save, Lord, and have mercy my spiritual father(Name), my parents (names) , relatives (names), bosses, mentors, benefactors(their names) and all Orthodox Christians.

Prayer for the departed

Give rest, O Lord, to the souls of your departed servants: my parents, relatives, benefactors (their names) , and all Orthodox Christians, and forgive them all sins, voluntary and involuntary, and grant them the Kingdom of Heaven.

End of prayers

It is worthy to eat as to truly bless Thee, Theotokos, Ever-Blessed and Most Immaculate and Mother of our God. We magnify You, the most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption.Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.

Rising from sleep, before doing anything else, stand reverently, presenting yourself before the All-Seeing God, and, making the sign of the cross, say:

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Ami=ny.

Then wait a little until all your feelings come to silence and your thoughts leave everything earthly, and then say the following prayers, without haste and with heartfelt attention:

Publican's Prayer

(Gospel of Luke, chapter 18, verse 13)

God, be merciful to me, a sinner. (Bow)

Initial prayer

Pray to your holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us. Ami=ny.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

To the King of Heaven, the Comforter, the Soul of Truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, the Treasure of goodness and life, Giver, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save us, Blessed, our souls.

Trisagion

Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.

(Read three times, with the sign of the cross and a bow from the waist.)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and now and ever and ever. Ami=ny.

Prayer to the Holy Trinity

Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Vlady=ko, forgive=the lawlessness on=sha; Saints, visit= and heal= the power of yours and yours.

God, have mercy. (Three times). Slava = va, and we = not:

Lord's Prayer

O our father, and thou art in heaven, hallowed be thyself, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, I am in heaven = and on earth =. Wait for us today for our daily bread; and leave us the debt to our skin, we leave the debtor to ours; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the bow.

Troparia Trinity

Having risen from sleep, we fall down to You, Blessed One, and the angelic song cries out to You, Symbol: Holy, Holy, Holy are you, O God, God of God, have mercy on us.

Glory: From bed= and sleep, lift me up=, Lord, enlighten my mind= and my heart, and my mouth= answer, in the midst of thee, Holy Trinity= Itse: Holy, Holy, Holy are you, O God, God of God, have mercy on us.

And now: Out of the blue the Judge will come, and awaiting whose action is revealed, but with fear I call in the middle of the night: Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, God, God of God have mercy on us.

God, have mercy. (12 times)

Prayer to the Holy Trinity

Having risen from sleep, I thank You, Holy Trinity, I am for Your many blessings and long-suffering, You were not angry with me, laziness and sin. shnago, below = destroy me = with my lawless ones; but you loved mankind usually, and in the hopelessness of lying down, you raised me up, and at the same time you trained and glorified your power. And we=don’t enlighten= my= eyes, we== the soulless ones, answer= my= mouth= to learn= your words, and understand= your= commandments=, and do= your will= =, and sing of Thee in confession of the heart, and sing of Thy all-holy and Thyself, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and again forever and ever. Ami=ny.

Come, worship the King of God. (Bow)

Come, worship and fall down before Christ, the King of God. (Bow)

Come, worship and fall down to Christ Himself, the King and God of ours. (Bow)

Psalm 50

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your generous purifications, my iniquity. Wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; I know my iniquity, and you are my sin before me. You are the only one who has sinned and created an onion before You, so that I may be justified in Your words, and win against You when I judge You. Behold, in lawlessness I was conceived, and in sin I was born. Behold, you love the truth; unknown and oh-so-exceeding Thy wisdom has been revealed to me. Sprinkle hysso on me, and I will cleanse myself; wash me, eat me, and in the snow I will be white. I hear = yes = joy and cheerfulness; Humble bones will be restored. Turn away Your face from my sins and all my iniquities, cleanses. Build a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my morning. Do not answer me from Thy face, and do not take Thy Holy Spirit away from me. Wait for the world to receive the joy of Your salvation and confirm me with the Spirit of the Lord. I will teach the lawless ways of Yours, and wickedness will turn to You. Deliver me from blood, God, God is my salvation; the tongues will be restored to my righteousness, where yours is. Lord, my lips will answer, and my lips will proclaim Your praise. If I had wanted to, I would have given the corpses: burnt offerings were not favored. God's soul crushed the spirit; my heart is contrite and humble, but God will not despise you. Bless Zion with Thy favor, Lord, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then = favor = the death of the righteous = widows, the offering and the burnt offering; then= lay=t on the altar=your little body=.

Symbol of faith

1 I believe in the oneness of God, the Father, the Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible to all. 2 And in the oneness of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, and begotten of the Father before all ages. Light is from the Light, God and true from God and true, born, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, and all things. 3 For the sake of us and for our sake, the salvation that came from heaven and from the flesh came from the Holy Spirit and Mary, the Virgin and the human. 4 Crucifixion = the same for us under Ponti = we saw saw = those, and suffered = lice, and = the cellar. 5 And he rose again on the third day according to the Scripture. 6 And he ascended into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of the Father. 7 And I will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, and His Kingdom will have no end. 8 And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giving One, and proceeding from the Father, and with the Father and the Son, worshiped and referred to, the verb of the Lord prophets. 9 In one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. 10 I confess once, but I am baptized for the remission of sin. 11 For the resurrection of the month of the dead, 12 and for the life of the future age. Ami=ny.

Prayer 1, Saint Macarius the Great

God, cleanse me from sin, I have done no good before You, but deliver me from the onion, and may Your will be done in me =; Yes, I will answer without judgment with my mouth, unworthy and I will praise your holy, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and in all times =ki eyelid=v. Ami=ny.

Prayer 2, of the same saint

From sleep I rise, half the night I bring = Ti, Spa, and fall down crying = Ti: do not let me fall asleep in sinful death, but destroy me, crucified in I lie, and while I am lying in the forest, hasten me in recovery, and save me in standing and praying, and in a dream at night I have risen, my day is sinless, Christ God =well, and save= me.

Prayer 3, of the same saint

To You=, Masters=to the Man=before, from sleep I rise=to resort=to, and to deeds=Your=struggle=I am through Your mercy=m, and I pray=to You=: help= me in everything time, in all things, and deliver me from all worldly things, evil things, and the devil's haste, and save me, and bring me into the Kingdom Yours = eternal. For Thou art my Creator and all that is good, the Creator and the Giver, all my hope is in You, and I have given glory to You, even now sno and v=ki eyelid=v. Ami=ny.

Prayer 4, of the same saint

Lord, And with Thy many goodness and great goodness Thou hast generously given Thy to me, Thy servant, past the time of sowing cabbage soup without attack. stop = from all = what evil is against = outside; You Yourself, Lord, do Thy will, more than Thy will, with Thy true light and enlightened heart, do Thy will, now and again and forever and ever. Ami=ny.

Prayer 5, St. Basil the Great

The Lord Almighty, the God of strength and all flesh, in the living and in the humble world, the hearts and the morning would be tested and the innermost of man I am the Foreknowledged, Beginningless and Everlasting Light, with Him there is no change or change; Himself, the Immortal King, accept= prayers on =sha, I=at the present time, for Your multitude generously=t boldly, from the wicked to You=mouth =n create, and forgive us our sins, I=in deed, and in word, and we=merge, by knowledge, or by ignorance, the sin we have committed. ; and cleanse us from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And may we, with a vigorous heart and a sober heart, let all this present night of life pass away, awaiting the coming of the light and the manifestation of the One of Thy Son , Lord and God and Savior of our Jesus Christ, in the future with glory the Judge of all children will come to whom they are waiting to give their work; let us not fall and become slothful, but be awake and raise ourselves up in the work that is to come, prepared for joy and the Divine trait of His glory, we go The unceasing voice of the celebrants, and the indescribable sweetness of those who see Thy face, that indescribable goodness. For You are the true Light, enlightening and sanctifying everything, and all creation sings of You forever and ever. Ami=ny.

Prayer 6th, of the same saint

Bless you, you God and the Lord of mercy, doing great and unexplored things with us, glorious and terrible, and even worse there are no numbers, giving us sleep in the peace of the weak neck, and the weakening of labor in the laborious flesh. Thank you, I didn’t destroy you and us with our lawless people, but you usually loved mankind, and in despair you built up our lying eyes, in =glorify=glorify=holding=thy. We can also appreciate your immeasurable blessed guest, enlighten us, comb our minds, and our minds will recover from heavy sleep: open our mouths. , and I have fulfilled Your praise, so that I can immeasurably repent and confess to You, in all, and from all glorified God, the Beginningless To the Father, with Your Only Begotten Son, and Your All-Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever and ever. Ami=ny.

Prayer 7, to the Most Holy Theotokos

I sing of Thy grace, Lord, I pray to Thee, my mind is filled with grace. The stupa is right for me, the path of Christ’s commandments. Bde=ti to sleep=strengthen=, despond=throw away sleep=yushchy. Bound by the captivity of the Falls, Thy prayers allow me, Bogoneva is a hundred. In the night, and in the days, the enemy preserves, fights and delivers me. The life-giver of God, who was born, was killed by passions, revived. I am the light of the eternal birth, waiting for my soul, enlighten my donkey. Oh, the divine one of the Lord has fallen, the house of the Divine Spirit has created me. The doctor= who was born, will heal the soul= of my= long-term passion. The wave of life's storm, along the path of my repentance. The hut of fire is eternal, and the blood of evil, and that food. Yes, the demons did not show me joy, and I committed myself to many sins. But make me, the vow of inhumanity, immaculate, sins. Stra=nna mu=ki all=kiya show= me, and all the Vlads=beg=. The heavens bring me joy, with all the saints, the blessed ones. Most Holy I am the Deaf, Hear the voice of Your naked servant. I stream= giving me a tear, most pure, my soul= cleansing well. I offer a groan from my heart = You ceaselessly, rejoice all the time, Vlada’s daughter. Accept my prayer service, and bring it to God for the good morning. The pre-exceeding A=angel, the pre-merger of the worldly me, created the merger. The luminous, heavenly, spiritual grace in me is the direction. Ru=ce air and mouth= to praise, desecration of the unclean, all-blameless. The soulful souls of the soul are spared, Christ is diligently begging; To Him is due honor and worship, now and ever and ever. Ami=ny.

Prayer 8, to our Lord Jesus Christ

Much-loving and all-loving is my God, the Lord Jesus Christ, for the sake of love, you came and became incarnate, and I saved everyone. And pa=ki, Spa=se, save= me by grace, I pray= You; But having saved me from deeds, this is not grace and a gift, but a duty. Hey, many in generosity and indescribable in mercy! Believe in Me, thou art, in my Christ, he will live and not see death for ever. And I have faith, I am in You, save the desperate, I believe, save me, I am my God, You and the Creator. Faith, instead of a hundred works, is imputed to me, O my God, having not found more works that would justify me. But that faith of mine is sufficient for all, it answers, it justifies me, it makes me a partaker of Thy glory, eternal. Yes, Satan will not despoil me, and will boast of the Word, because he will tear me away from Your hands and fences; but either= I want=, save= me, or= I don’t want=, Christ= My Savior, before= soon, soon I will perish=x: For you are= my God from my womb =. God bless me, Lord, do not love Thee, I love the skin sometimes = the same sin; and again I enslaved You without flattery, I enslaved the skin before Satan’s flattery. Most of all, why will I work for You, my Lord and my God, Jesus Christ, all the days of my life, now and ever and ever. Ami=ny.

Prayer 9, to the Guardian Angel

Holy A=ngele, who stands before my soul=and my most passionate life, do not forsake my sin, below=depart from me for intemperance. mine=. Do not let the onion demon possess me through the violence of this body; Strengthen my weak and thin hand and guide me on the path of salvation. To her, holy Angel of God, guardian and patron of my soul and soul, forgive me everything, if I have insulted you all the days of my life. , and if you sinned in this previous night, cover me on this day, and keep me from all temptations against you, and in no sin. I curse God, and pray for me to the Lord, that He may strengthen me in His passion, and be worthy until His servant brings me His blessings. Ami=ny.

Prayer 10, to the Most Holy Theotokos

Most Holy Vlady = my daughter = Mother of God, Thy holy and omnipotent prayers to remove = from me =, humility = of this and the cursed = of your servant = of Your =, despondency, oblivion , unreasonableness, negligence, and all the foul, evil and blasphemous thoughts from my evil heart and from the darkness of my mind; and extinguish the flames of my passions, I am poor and wretched. And deliver me from many and cruel memories and enterprises, and free me from all evil actions. I am blessed from all generations, and Yours is most honorably glorified for all eternity. Ami=ny.

Prayerful invocation of the saint whose name you bear

Pray to God for me, holy saints of God (Name), I have always resorted to you, a quick helper and a prayer for my soul.

Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos

God of God, Rejoice, Blessed Mary, the Lord is with You; Blessed are You in your wife and blessed is the fruit of Your womb, I gave birth to the Savior of our souls.

Troparion to the Cross and prayer for the fatherland

Save, Lord, Thy people, and bless Thy wealth, victories against opposition, and Thy preserving the Cross of Thy life.

Prayer for the living

Save=, O Lord, and have mercy= on Your servants: my father= spiritually= naked (Name), my parents=x (their names), relatives = relatives ( names), bosses, mentors, benefactors (names) and all Orthodox Christians(bow) . Deliver them from all the pain, anger and need(bow) , from all the pain of the soul and body(bow) . Forgive them all their sins, voluntary and involuntary(bow) and the soul=m in our=field=knowing create(bow) .

Prayer for the departed

Rest in peace, Lord, souls of your departed servants: [my parents], relatives, benefactors (their names), and all Orthodox Christians(bow) , and if in my life I have sinned against men, but You, I am God, forgive them and have mercy(bow) , eternal torment hut=vi(bow) , Participants in the Heavenly Kingdom...(bow) and the soul = in our = field = knowing create =(bow) .

If you can, read the Memorial instead of short prayers for the living and the dead (see at the end of morning prayers).

End of prayers

It is worthy that I belong to the blessedness of You, the Mother of God, the Ever-Blessed and Most Immaculate and the Mother of the Loss of our God. The most honorable Cherub and the most powerful, without comparison, the Seraphim, without the decay of God the Word, who gave birth to the present Mother of God, I magnify You(bow) .

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[From Easter to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the chorus and irmos of the 9th song of the Easter canon are read:

An angel is crying out for more blessing: Pure Deity, rejoice! And flow the river: rejoice! Your Son has risen three days from the grave and raised the dead; people, have fun!

Shine, shine, but Jerusalem, the glory of the Lord's day is upon you. Liku=y=not and have fun, Sio=not. You, Pure, beautiful, Mother of God, on the rise of Your Nativity

On the twelve feasts, the deserving of the holiday is read (see the section “Troparia, kontakia and magnifications for the feasts of the Lord, the Mother of God, and great saints.]

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Glory, and now: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Lord, Jesus Christ, You are not God, pray to Thy Most Holy Mother, our holy and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy and save us, I am good and man-loving. Ami=ny.

Prayer of the Optina Elders

Lord, let me meet with peace of mind everything that the coming day will bring me. Let me completely surrender to Your holy will. For every hour of this day, instruct and support me in everything. Whatever news I receive during the day, teach me to accept it with a calm soul and a firm conviction that everything is Your holy will.

In all my words and deeds, guide my thoughts and feelings. In all unforeseen cases, do not let me forget that everything was sent down by You.

Teach me to act directly and wisely with each member of my family, without confusing or upsetting anyone.

Lord, give me strength to endure the fatigue of the coming day and all the events during the day. Guide my will and teach me to pray, believe, hope, endure, forgive and love. Amen.

Memorial

About the living

Remember, Lord Jesus, behold, our God, Thy mercy and bounty, of the world, and Thou didst please and become man, and was crucified. Tie and death, salvation is right in You for those who believe, You have willed to endure; and rose from the dead, ascended into Heaven, and sat at the right hand of God the Father, and watched the humble prayers of all those who call upon You with all their hearts. Bow= to Thy=, and hear the humble prayer of me=, the needless= of Thy= servant=, into the stench= of the fragrant=spirit=into, to Thee= for all Thy= people= offering= Goodbye. And in the first place, remember Thy Holy, Cathedral and Apostolic Church, which Thou hast honestly provided with Thy Blood, and confirmed, and strengthened, and expand=, increase=little=, die=, and the unconquerable gates= preserve=forever=; the tearing of the Church will be calmed down, the staggering of the pagan will be extinguished, and the heresy of the rise will soon be destroyed and eradicated, and into nothingness by the power of Your Holy Spirit reverse(Bow.)

Save, Lord, and have mercy on the God-protected country, its authorities and its army, protect them with peace, and say peace and goodness in their hearts =x them about Thy Holy Order, and about all Thy people, and we in the silence= their quiet and silent life= live in the legal system, and in with all piety and purity.(Bow.)

Save, Lord, and have mercy on the Great Lord and Father of our Holy Patria Alexis, and the Holy Universal Patria, Your Reverend Metropolitans , archbishops and bishops of Orthodoxy, priests and deacons, and all the church officials, I have appointed you to shepherd your word a hundred, and pray to you, have mercy on them and save me.(Bow.)

Save, Lord, and have mercy on my father in spirit(his name) , and the holy ones= pray for= yours to forgive= my= sins.(Bow.)

Save=, Lord, and have mercy= my parents=(their names) , brothers and sisters, and my relatives according to the flesh, and all my neighbors, and others, and grant them Thy peaceable and premium blessings =i.(Bow.)

Save, Lord, and have mercy in the holy Russian monastery, and in Russia, and in other places, the living and abiding fathers, and our brothers, and sisters =, and pray=you have mercy on them and me=, sin=shnago.(Bow.)

Save, O Lord, and have mercy generously on many of Yours, all of your sacred feet, and your feet and your feet, and all in virginity and reverence and veneration living in a monastery, in deserts, in caves, mountains, pillars, gates, stone clefts, sea islands, and all over place of Thy dominion, living faithfully, and piously serving Thee, and praying to Thee: ease their burden, and comfort their sorrow, and lead to progress from Give them strength and strength, and pray for them to forgive them their sins.(Bow.)

Save, Lord, and have mercy on the elderly and the young, the poor and the orphans, and the widows, and those in sickness and sorrow, misfortune and sorrow =rbeh, the circumstances and captivity, the dungeons and imprisonment, the persecution of the day, You are the servants and faiths of the Orthodox, from the pagans to the godless, from the apostasy and from the heretic, the living servants= of Thy=, and remember= I=, visit=, strengthen=, comfort=shi, and soon=by Thy power=by the don=bu, free= and the hut = wow for them = wait.(Bow.)

Save, Lord, and have mercy on us, who do good to us, who are merciful and nourishing to us, who give us alms, and who commanded us to pray for the unworthy and give them peace. who protect us, and create Thy mercy with them, giving them all, I pray for salvation, and receive eternal blessings.(Bow.)

Save, Lord, and have mercy on those sent into service, travelers, fathers and brethren, and all Orthodox Christians.(Bow.)

Save, Lord, and have mercy, and even though I am without my temptations, I have turned them away from the path of salvation, and led me to evil and inappropriate deeds; With Your Divine Thought, return to the path of salvation.(Bow.)

Save, Lord, and have mercy on those who hate and offend me, and who create mischief against me, and do not leave them to perish or harm me, my sinner.(Bow.)

Depart from the Orthodox faith and pernicious heresies, blinded by the light of Your knowledge, enlightenment, and Your Holy Apostle, the most sacred of the Church. Establish the rule of law, and raise up the horn of Christianity, and send down upon us Thy God's mercy.(Bow.)

About the departed

Remember, Lord, from this life, the departed kings and queens, the blessed princes and princes, the holy patria, the most holy metropolitans, archbishops and bishops of the Orthodox Church, in the priesthood and in the honor of the church, and the six monks who serve You, and in Your eternal villages with holy rest.(Bow.)

Remember, Lord, the souls of Your servants, [my parents],(their names) , and all relatives according to the flesh; and forgive all their sins, voluntarily and involuntarily, granting them the Kingdom and communion of Thy eternal blessings and Thy endless and blissful life of pleasure =nie.(Bow.)

Remember, O Lord, and wait in all hope for the resurrection and life eternal, the fathers, and the brethren, and the sisters, and those lying here and everywhere , Orthodox Christians, and with Thy saints, the light of Thy face is present, all, and have mercy on us, I am good and a lover of mankind. Ami=ny.(Bow.)

Grant, O Lord, the abandonment of sin in all things, to those who have gone forth in faith and hope, wait for the resurrection of our fathers, brethren, and behold, and create they will remember forever.(Three times.)